Bottom Line: If you need a reasonably priced personal finance service that doesn't have tons of adds, CountAbout is a decent alternative to Mint and Quicken. It has a dated interface and limited mobile apps, however.

Bottom Line: If you need a reasonably priced personal finance service that doesn't have tons of adds, CountAbout is a decent alternative to Mint and Quicken. It has a dated interface and limited mobile apps, however.

Bottom Line: QuickBooks is the best online accounting application for small businesses, thanks to its depth, flexibility, and extensibility. It's easy to use, well designed, and built to serve a wide variety of users, but it's also pricey.

Bottom Line: QuickBooks is the best online accounting application for small businesses, thanks to its depth, flexibility, and extensibility. It's easy to use, well designed, and built to serve a wide variety of users, but it's also pricey.

Bottom Line: The simplicity of online accounting service QuickBooks Self-Employed may make it a good fit for some freelancers and independent contractors, but others will miss standard features like time tracking, project tracking, and estimates.

Bottom Line: The simplicity of online accounting service QuickBooks Self-Employed may make it a good fit for some freelancers and independent contractors, but others will miss standard features like time tracking, project tracking, and estimates.

Bottom Line: GoDaddy Bookkeeping's direct integration with Amazon, eBay, and Etsy make it a terrific tool for entrepreneurs who sell at those sites, but its overall bookkeeping depth and flexibility doesn't match FreshBook's.

Bottom Line: GoDaddy Bookkeeping's direct integration with Amazon, eBay, and Etsy make it a terrific tool for entrepreneurs who sell at those sites, but its overall bookkeeping depth and flexibility doesn't match FreshBook's.

Bottom Line: Wave is priced like a freelancer accounting application (it's free) and it's an excellent service for that market, but it also offers enough extras that a small business with employees could use it—with some caveats.

Bottom Line: Wave is priced like a freelancer accounting application (it's free) and it's an excellent service for that market, but it also offers enough extras that a small business with employees could use it—with some caveats.

Bottom Line: The new FreshBooks is a polished, intuitive online accounting system. It's the best choice for freelancers and sole proprietors, though it still lacks inventory tracking and a few other features from the previous version.

Bottom Line: The new FreshBooks is a polished, intuitive online accounting system. It's the best choice for freelancers and sole proprietors, though it still lacks inventory tracking and a few other features from the previous version.

Bottom Line: Gusto grabs our Editors' Choice award because it's not only an excellent payroll tool, but its feature set is broad enough to include both general human resource management as well as benefits administration capabilities. Those looking to maximize the bang for their buck, Gusto is definitely worth a look.

Bottom Line: Gusto grabs our Editors' Choice award because it's not only an excellent payroll tool, but its feature set is broad enough to include both general human resource management as well as benefits administration capabilities. Those looking to maximize the bang for their buck, Gusto is definitely worth a look.

Bottom Line: The user experience, navigation tools, and help system you get with Jackson Hewitt Deluxe aren't up to par, especially given its high price. There are better ways to file your taxes online.

Bottom Line: The user experience, navigation tools, and help system you get with Jackson Hewitt Deluxe aren't up to par, especially given its high price. There are better ways to file your taxes online.

Bottom Line: TaxAct Online Plus features an excellent user interface, navigation, and help tools. Furthermore, its low federal e-filing cost makes it one of the best values among tax preparation services this year.

Bottom Line: TaxAct Online Plus features an excellent user interface, navigation, and help tools. Furthermore, its low federal e-filing cost makes it one of the best values among tax preparation services this year.

Bottom Line: The completely free Credit Karma Tax supports all major IRS forms and schedules for federal and state returns, but it has an atypical navigation system, anemic help resources, and it doesn't yet offer returns for every state.

Bottom Line: The completely free Credit Karma Tax supports all major IRS forms and schedules for federal and state returns, but it has an atypical navigation system, anemic help resources, and it doesn't yet offer returns for every state.

Bottom Line: Patriot Software Full Service Software makes it inexpensive to pay your staff, and it offers top-notch support for first-timers, too. Its interface can be confusing, though, and it's not as flexible as the competition.

Bottom Line: Patriot Software Full Service Software makes it inexpensive to pay your staff, and it offers top-notch support for first-timers, too. Its interface can be confusing, though, and it's not as flexible as the competition.